Father, son duo arrested on meth charges
MARIANNA — Officers have arrested a Marianna father and son for possession of controlled substances and attempting to manufacture methamphetamine, police reported Tuesday. Officers with the Jackson...
View ArticleSuspects in robbery returned to Bay County
PANAMA CITY — The remaining suspects who fled the state as police discovered the body of Tavish Greene in the trunk of a car have been extradited into Bay County. Darryl Mack, 21, and Tyricka...
View ArticleMan charged with molestation
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- Police have arrested a Panama City Beach man who allegedly attempted to molest a girl younger than 16 years of age, Panama City Beach Police announced. Michael David Dollar, 54,...
View ArticleUpdate: Gunfire ends standoff between sheriff, suspect // photos
PANAMA CITY — An armed man wanted in connection with an aggravated battery that left his wife paralyzed last week was in critical condition Tuesday night after an hour-long standoff with law...
View ArticleHelp sought in locating missing Jackson County man
BASCOM — Jackson County authorities are asking the public for help in finding a missing person. Will "Larry" Daniels, 59, left his home around 10 p.m. Sunday, and Jackson County Sheriff's officials...
View ArticleMan charged with sexual assault
PANAMA CITY -- Police have arrested a man who allegedly got a minor drunk before sexually assaulting him, the Panama City Police Department announced Wednesday. Alfred A. Wagner was arrested after the...
View ArticleWounded man shot by sheriff, himself // document
PANAMA CITY — The Springfield man involved in an hour-long, armed standoff with law enforcement turned his gun on himself after Sheriff Frank McKeithen shot him in the torso, authorities said...
View ArticleMan sues hospital after 20-year confinement
PANAMA CITY BEACH — John Montin returned to his hometown last year after a 20-year odyssey that saw him confined to a mental hospital even though, he claims in a lawsuit, he was not mentally ill....
View ArticleDonations accepted for drowning victim's family
CHIPLEY -- Several community members are contributing to the family of a former Chipley High School graduate after the 20-year-old was found drowned in a submerged vehicle earlier this week. Leon...
View ArticleSpringfield chief named to human trafficking panel
SPRINGFIELD -- Springfield Police Chief Philip Thorne was one of two people named Wednesday to the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking. Gov. Rick Scott announced the appointments of Thorne and Lee...
View ArticleMan charged with sexual assault
PANAMA CITY -- Police have arrested a man who allegedly got a minor drunk before sexually assaulting him, the Panama City Police Department announced Wednesday. Alfred A. Wagner was arrested after the...
View ArticleTavish Greene's cause of death released
PANAMA CITY -- The Bay County Medical Examiner has released the cause of death of 24-year-old Tavish Greene, who was found in the trunk of his own car after a series of shooting homicides. The Bay...
View ArticleResearchers ID 1st set of remains from Dozier School in Marianna
TAMPA (AP) — University of South Florida forensic experts announced Thursday that for the first time they have identified the remains of a boy buried at a now-closed Florida reform school where some...
View ArticlePolice: 12-year-old stole another vehicle
SPRINGFIELD — The 12-year-old accused of stealing two school buses has struck again, this time allegedly attempting to flee the state in a truck stolen from a neighbor, police reported Thursday....
View ArticleSpring breaker who struck deputy sentenced
PANAMA CITY — An Indiana man arrested during Spring Break for attempting to outrun officers after hitting a deputy and almost running over several other officers was sentenced Thursday to about a year...
View ArticleBCSO searching for check fraudster
PANAMA CITY -- The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man who has spent fraudulent checks in various stores throughout the Panhandle, officials announced Thursday. BCSO released several...
View ArticleSpringfield grandmother arrested after posting dog’s photo
SPRINGFIELD — Members of a Springfield family have received hundreds of threats to their personal safety after posting a pet picture to Facebook and being cited for animal cruelty, officials confirmed...
View ArticleSuperintendent pleas with ministers over gun crisis
PANAMA CITY — Bay District Schools is pulling out all the stops as it prepares to receive students still rattled by all the news of recent shooting deaths in Bay County. “We’re afraid the violence...
View ArticleGreenwood woman dies after fiery 1-vehicle crash
GREENWOOD — A Jackson County woman died Thursday from injuries she sustained in a one-vehicle crash a day earlier, troopers reported. Mary H. Mack, 73, of Greenwood, was traveling eastbound on U.S. 90...
View Article4 left homeless after morning fire
WESTVILLE — A Westville family of four lost their home to a fire before dawn Thursday, but no one was injured. According resident Gail Tate, mother of five, the fire started before 5:30 a.m. at their...
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